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• Charges laid in 3-vehicle crash that killed 2, injured 8 north of London, Ont.

  A 26-year-old from London, Ont., is facing dangerous driving charges in connection with a crash that sent 10 people to hospital, including two who later died.

  Crime

  Feb 14
• Woman dead, 18-month-old child critically injured in North Uxbridge crash

  A woman died and five others were injured, including a child, in a two-vehicle collision in North Uxbridge on Monday afternoon, Durham Regional Police say.

  Traffic

  Jan 29
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• Highway 407 ETR will soon be more expensive for drivers

  Drivers using Highway 407 ETR will soon see tolls increase. The privately owned 108-kilometre stretch of roadway will have a new rate schedule take effect on Feb. 1. 

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
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• ‘Be a better driver’: OPP urge safer Christmas driving as deaths, impaired charges rise

  Ontario Provincial Police are begging people to "be a better driver" and consider the conditions as impaired charges and fatalities rise in the province.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2023
• Driver of stolen U-Haul arrested after allegedly kidnapping person at gunpoint

  The driver of panel truck has been arrested following a pursuit involving Toronto police's Emergency Task Force Wednesday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Dec 20, 2023
• GO Transit offering free rides all night on New Year’s Eve

  GO Transit riders can look forward to free train and bus rides all night on New Year's Eve, with service running from 7 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024.

  Traffic

  Dec 13, 2023
• 2 to hospital after 12-vehicle pileup on Hwy 115 near Clarington: OPP

  The Ministry of Transportation reported around 1 p.m. that all lanes were closed at Highway 115 and Highway 35 and Boundary Road. They reopened around 3 p.m.

  Traffic

  Dec 13, 2023
• Man in critical condition after being struck by two vehicles in Niagara Falls

  Police in Niagara Falls say a 31-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by two vehicles early Saturday morning.

  Traffic

  Dec 2, 2023
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• Ont. NDP wants to make it illegal for drivers to pass on solid double yellow lines

  NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin has introduced Chad's Law, a private member's bill to change current traffic safety laws to make it illegal for drivers to pass on a solid double yellow line.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2023
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• ‘It’s a life sentence’: Ontario Festive RIDE campaign targets rise in impaired driving

  Despite annual pleas during the holiday season, police authorities in Ontario say there's been a rise in impaired collisions and charges this year.

  Traffic

  Nov 16, 2023
• Senior dies after being struck by minivan in Beaverton: Durham police

  Durham Regional police said that at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, a pedestrian was struck by an eastbound minivan on Simcoe Street in Beaverton, Ont.

  Traffic

  Oct 25, 2023
• Woman killed in Ajax after tractor-trailer rollover on Highway 401

  OPP say one person is dead after a driver was struck by a transport truck on the 401 in Ajax. The crash sent cardboard flying all over the highway.

  Traffic

  Oct 24, 2023
• Metrolinx slowly resumes GO, UP transit service amid CN network-wide system failure

  Metrolinx is slowly resuming GO train services following a CN network-wide system failure affecting all GO and UP Express rail corridors Tuesday afternoon. 

  Traffic

  Oct 3, 2023
• Woman dies after suspected Ajax, Ont. hit and run

  After reviewing video surveillance, police say they believe at this time that the woman was struck by a northbound pickup truck that fled the scene. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
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• Rollover crash on Highway 407 leaves victim with critical injuries: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said it happened at around 5 p.m. at Simcoe Street, between the off and on-ramps.

  Traffic

  Sep 20, 2023
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• Man dead after collision involving vehicle, motorcycle in Oshawa: police

  Police said on Thursday, at around 8:05 p.m., officeres received a report of a collision involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Taunton Road and Arborwood Drive.

  Traffic

  Sep 1, 2023
• Tractor trailer collision along Hwy. 401 in Clarington leaves 2 lanes closed: OPP

  In a tweet at around 12:209 p.m. on Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police said the collision occurred along Highway 401 at Highway 115 in Clarington.

  Traffic

  Aug 30, 2023
• Parts of Hwy 401 in Bowmanville blocked both ways due to major crash

  Police said a truck hauling steel and three passenger vehicles were involved in a crash on the 401 at Bowmanville. Officials closed two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane.

  Traffic

  Aug 30, 2023
• Car crashes through front entrance of hospital in Cobourg, Ont., 2 people hurt

  The driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital's emergency department after a crash into the front entrance just before 9 a.m. There were no other injuries reported.

  Traffic

  Aug 15, 2023
• Oshawa, Ont. teen injured in collision with vehicle while skateboarding: police

  Police said a collision involving a teenage skateboarder and vehicle was reported around Avenue Street and Centre Street South on Friday evening. 

  Traffic

  Aug 12, 2023
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• Jeep crashes into ditch in Bowmanville, Ont., woman in critical condition

  Durham Regional Police said a Jeep crash was reported before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the area of Baseline Road East and Bennett Road.

  Traffic

  Aug 6, 2023
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• Half of Ontario drivers say speeding a problem; OPP reveals a lot of it is aggressive behaviour

  Heading into the civic long weekend OPP are urging motorists to slow when approaching emergency vehicles, citing a CAA study revealing speeding is a 'big problem.'

  Traffic

  Aug 4, 2023
• Cost to purchase physical PRESTO card set to drop

  The price decrease from $6 to $4 will take effect Aug. 8 and will make it easier for more Ontarians to take transit, according to Metrolinx.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2023
• Crews work through the night to tear down part of Oshawa’s Simcoe Street bridge

  Crews work through Saturday night to partially tear down Simcoe Street Bridge. The project is part of a provincial plan to widen the shoulders and repave Highway 401 in the area.

  Traffic

  Jul 24, 2023
• Minivan crashes through school, damaging library and classroom in Goderich, Ont.

  The minivan went through the wall and all the way through the school's library and came to rest after crashing through an interior wall joining the library and a classroom.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2023